Close to Warm Gray
#887172
#887172 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Warm Gray. In RGB it’s made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #887172.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.51:1 AABlack text on this color
4.65:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.51:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.65:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #887172 as they’d see it.
#887172 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #887172
What color is #887172?
#887172 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Warm Gray. In RGB it’s made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #887172 in RGB?
#887172 is rgb(136, 113, 114): 136 red, 113 green, and 114 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #887172 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 17, 16, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #887172?
PANTONE 437 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #887172?
Its complement #627B7A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.